Experience of King Abdullah Medical City in Placement of Inferior Vena Cava Filter Prior to Bariatric Surgery in Extremely High-Risk Patients for Thromboembolic Events.

Introduction: Bariatric surgery is used to treat morbid obese patients. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is considered to be one of the leading causes of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Therefore, inferior vena cava filter (IVCF) is used to minimize the risk of VTE in high-risk patients.